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"Is he the one who made Battlefield?"

The Queen nodded.

"that's right. It made the biggest contribution."

A brief explanation of Battlefield was given to the High Priest.

Even after listening moderately, the High Priest seemed to roughly understand the structure of the Battlefield system.

- Whether in the real or virtual world, if you have your own body, you can summon the spirit. It's calling a spirit that can't handle it, but in the virtual world, it's better because you can try again even if you're killed.

However, the high priest's words were not positive.

-But there is one problem.

"What?"

-When I access the virtual world, the physical body of the reality where the mind is separated is hit. Perhaps with just one connection, the real me will disappear.

"What is it?"

-Undead are vulnerable in many ways. Wouldn't it be great if it was made to a tremendous level like the Emperor of Maninreung?

The high priest continued.

-Then you only have one chance. Even in the virtual world, if I die, I am completely annihilated. I am not afraid of extinction in the already dead yard, but I will have to be careful.

"There will be no one other than you who can handle the spirits except for high-ranking priests. Let's find another way."

the queen dissuaded

Seo Moon-yeop had the same idea.

The High Priestess was a clue to much of this work. He has the most in-depth knowledge among the existing underground people.

"Ah, can't you do something like possessing another body?"

Seo Moon-yeop became frustrated and threw out something.

however.

-hmm?

The high priest's eyes changed.

the queen asked in amazement.

"Is it possible?"

-During the war, there was a study to use the body of a superhuman. They wanted to extract only the soul from a living human body and create a living undead by possessing a spirit.

"pup······."

My fellow human being, Seo Mun-yeop, sweared at me without even realizing it.

Anyway, on the evil side, he was a ground man who did all kinds of devising.

-Usually, the commanders failed because they have a habit of rejecting anything other than their own body. If that was possible, it would have been easy to bring back the Emperor of Manlyung.

"Can't it be as similar as possible?"

- The more similar it is, the higher the success rate will be. But at that time, the experiment was about possessing the spirit of a fellow tribesman into a human body, so there was a strong sense of rejection. Being possessed by an uncivilized human is deeply insulting.

"..."

-But if the Commander himself doesn't feel repulsed, it's worth a try. There are also ingredients.

All eyes were also on the fallen Pietro Anella.

The queen has a sad face.

"He was a very helpful person."

"If you feel rejected, you can give up."

Seo Moon-yeop said.

The queen shook her head.

"No, it's not okay to turn around once you've been brainwashed anyway."

-Then let's try it.

As the High Priest beckoned, the body of Pietro Anella came to mind.

His cold index finger touched Pietro Anella's forehead.

Eventually, when he removed his index finger, something came out of his forehead.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

It sounded like an hallucination-like scream. It was the removal of the soul from the body.

Seo Moon-yeop became terrified.

'Isn't it a skill you've only done once or twice?'

He probably did all sorts of experiments with the human body.

The High Priest looked at the empty body of Pietro Anella and sighed for a moment.

- A body like a human. How is it different from being possessed by a beast?

"Did you guys lose to humans? Be thankful that you can make up for your sins, you bastard who is a necessary evil."

Indeed, necessary evil was also Seo Moon-yeop's nickname during the war.

-The status of a sinner that even a heroic spirit cannot reach. he takes offense

"Wouldn't there be some good points? If you succeed in obtaining a human body, you will be able to roam the earth freely."

the queen comforted It was because he had to somehow make sure that the High Priest did not feel repulsive.

Dig! Pod!

Two magic circles with geometric patterns in the shape of a circle appeared.

It was the same magic circle as when the Heroic Spirit struck, but it appeared in front of the high priest and Pietro Anella, respectively.

yet.

Aaaaaaa!

Something seemed to escape from the high priest's body, and it passed through two magic circles and permeated into Pietro Anella.

dump!

The body of the High Priest, sprawled without power.

"Keugh!"

Instead, Pietro Anella's body screamed.

"My head hurts so much..."

Pietro Anella, no, the High Priest groaned.

"Did you really succeed!"

Seo Moon-yeop exclaimed in surprise.

"I'll call someone with healing powers!"

The Queen hurriedly called the Jijeoin.

Perhaps calling it telepathically, an underground person soon appeared and treated the high priest.

The High Priestess, who was barely able to keep herself steady, looked at her body and shook her head.

"It's such an insignificant body."

"Isn't it better than a corpse?"

"...I definitely have a strong sense of being alive. All organs, including the heart, are functioning in the body."

Seo Moon-yeop once looked at the great priest with an analytical eye.

-Target: Pietro Anella (Human)

-muscle strength 53/53

- Agility 61/61

- speed 58/58

- Endurance 42/42

-Spirit 100/100

- Skill 42/42

-Aura 100/100

- Leadership 100/100

- Tactics 97/97

-Psychic powers: space movement, meditation, summoning spirit, spirit strike

-Space movement: Move through space through the tunnel of time and space.

-Meditation: Connect to the spirit realm and respond to the spirits of your ancestors.

-Chohon: Summon the soul of the dead.

- Heroic Spirit Strike: Summon a heroic spirit and apply your aura to it as a means of attack.

'omg.'

Seo Moon-yeop was amazed.

The physical division was the same as Pietro Anella.

However, mental strength, aura, leadership, and tactics have been greatly improved.

Spirit, which was 21/92, is 100.

Originally, his aura was on the high side at 92, but after the high priest took over his body, it soared to 100.

Of course, compared to the high priest's original aura during his lifetime, it was extremely low, but this seemed to be the human limit.

Leadership and tactics have also been raised to the level of a leader of an underground civilization.

Most of all, it was amazing that he had 4 superpowers.

The abilities originally possessed by the high priest were transferred as they were.

"Ugh, that's inconvenient. There is a limit to the amount of auras you can have. Is it because the body has not been modified after all? How did you beat us in the war with such a weak body?"

"Can you feel how great I am?"

Seo Moon-yeop was proud.

Seo Moon-yeop was also arrogant whenever he had a chance.

"If you put up with the shame of being a human being, there are merits. Now I can move around freely even under the light."

The High Priest wiggled his fingers.

Then the original body of the high priest floated up.

The High Priestess, who had been immersed in emotion for a moment while looking at her original body, twitched her finger again.

Passish Sisit!

The original body of the High Priestess turned to ashes in an instant and flowed down.

'That kind of thing is still possible.'

Seo Moon-yeop was deeply impressed.

He was a great priest who still performed delicate and high-level Aura operations even in a human body, to the extent that he seemed to be omnipotent.

The high priest who got rid of his original body said.

"There is no high priest anymore. He was a status that should have been forfeited long ago."

"Then shall I call you a sinner?"

"Just Pietro Anella would be better. It's a name that this body remembers, so it must be familiar."

"Good idea. It will be convenient because you don't have to create a separate human identity."

Even the Queen agreed.

The high priest, no, Pietro looked at the queen and said,

"Looking through the memories imprinted in my brain, this person has developed a curiosity about the underground people while helping the queen closely. That must have been the reason for learning the sacred language."

"It's my negligence that I didn't notice beforehand."

"Once you start learning, you can never stop. Once you get a taste of our higher language, you can't resist the urge of intellectual desire. It is the result of many experiments."

The queen had a forlorn expression on her face.

"First of all, I need time to adapt to the human body today, so it would be better to revive the Emperor Maninleung tomorrow."

***

A day passed just like that.

Battlefield equipment has been prepared in the Queen's residence.

Up to 4 connection modules were installed just in case, and armor and weapons for Seo Moon-yeop were also equipped.

Pietro refused, saying that armor and weapons were meaningless.

The job was simple.

Seo Moon-yeop and Pietro access the dungeon Maninreung.

In the same place where Maninreung is embodied, the emperor's body is also embodied in the same way as in reality.

Originally implemented as the final boss mob in the virtual world, the emperor is only a body without a soul, so his fighting power is rather weak.

There, Pietro summons the emperor's spirit and possesses it.

When the soul of the real emperor dwells, that was the beginning.

"Perhaps he will show off the fighting power I saw? Then it's fucking strong."

"A blow to the soul will have a great effect. No matter how great the technology of the undead, their unique weaknesses have not completely disappeared."

The spirit strike of the former high priest, Pietro, was a psychic power that could directly hit the soul.

In addition, Seo Moon-yeop's restrictions on avatars are temporarily lifted this time.

It can amplify immortality and become a spiritual body.

Attacking as a spiritual body can damage the soul.

It was a reckless mission to deal with the Emperor of Maninleung alone, but it was worth a try because each one had a reliable shot.

"The problem isn't winning the battle, it's asking questions to the Emperor of Renling. If it can be resolved without a fight, that is best."

At Seo Moon-yeop's words, Pietro nodded.

"But he probably doesn't have the personality to answer meekly. It is not a normal case even in ancient times that 10,000 people died. The reason why she refused to become a heroic spirit and clung to life and power is sheer malice and arrogance."

"There are people who live to hear such things from you."

"Such a person refuses to be coerced by others. Even if he wins, he can't get an answer through threats, and begging is useless. The purpose of the fight is to at least imprint that we are on an equal footing where we can compromise."

There seemed to be a lot of really bad personalities in the world.

With that thought in mind, Seo Moon-yeop entered the access module.

Before long, the avatars of the two were connected to Maninreung.

The streets were empty because it was a dungeon that was adjusted so that skeleton monsters did not appear.

"It's the first time I've been here in person."

Pietro muttered as he looked around the street.

"I heard you sent an expedition too?"

"Because I wanted to study the ancient history preserved in the Mausoleum of Manin. I sent an expedition with countless manipulated lifeforms, but they were defeated."

"We won."

"Thanks to the expedition, you guys took advantage of the weakening of Maninreung's power."

"Why didn't you touch Manin's Lung before the war?"

"It was like a social taboo. History is forgotten for a reason, so don't dig it up."

Pietro sneered and continued.

"That sounds ridiculous. Even if it's a dishonorable thing to be proud of, isn't it not possible to repeat it if you know the history?"

Seo Moon-yeop muttered to himself that he was surprisingly right.

Upon arriving at the palace, Pietro showed interest in the murals carved on the outer walls of the palace.

It looked like a mural depicting war, but it was not a proper painting, but it looked like hieroglyphics, so Seo Mun-yeop couldn't really recognize it.

"Do you know what it says?"

"The emperor is proud of his achievements in suppressing the civil rebellion."

"Are you proud of the uprising?"

Pointing to all the frescoes carved on the outer walls of the palace, Pietro continued.

"We suppressed dozens of riots. It is to urge the people not to challenge the authority of the emperor."

The people who suffered from tyranny caused a riot.

However, an invincible tyrant who suppressed everyone and enjoyed power forever.

The two of them went into the palace to meet the mad emperor who behaved like a demon.

The same was true of the murals decorated inside the palace.

"Even your closest associates rebelled. However, it is written that all of them were defeated by the emperor and became sacrifices to the deceased."

"So, all the undead here?"

"Yes. Even the Royal Guard participated in the rebellion."

"What are you doing bastard? The son of an emperor."

"What is something? A lunatic with great strength and power."

Saying that, Pietro felt remorse.

It was because it wasn't like other people's work.

The two finally reached the emperor's bed.